Right pad the given text parameter

   
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//package org.kaleidofoundry.core.util;

/**
 * String Helper static method
 * 
 * @author Jerome RADUGET
 */
public abstract class StringHelper {

  /**
   * Right pad the given text parameter
   * 
   * <pre>
   * <b>Assertions:</b>
   *   assertNull(StringHelper.rightPad(null, 10));
   *   assertEquals("", StringHelper.rightPad("", 0));
   *   assertEquals(" ", StringHelper.rightPad("", 1));
   *   assertEquals("     ", StringHelper.rightPad("", 5));
   *   assertEquals("Hello     ", StringHelper.rightPad("Hello", 10));
   *   assertEquals("    ", StringHelper.rightPad("    ", 0));
   *   assertEquals("    ", StringHelper.rightPad("    ", 1));
   *   assertEquals("    ", StringHelper.rightPad("    ", 3));
   * </pre>
   * 
   * @param text
   * @param size
   * @return Right pad of the given text parameter
   */
  public static String rightPad(final String text, final int size) {
    return rightPad(text, size, ' ');
  }

  /**
   * Right pad the given text parameter
   * 
   * <pre>
   * <b>Assertions:</b>
   *   assertNull(StringHelper.rightPad(null, 10, '*'));
   *   assertEquals("", StringHelper.rightPad("", 0, '*'));
   *   assertEquals("*", StringHelper.rightPad("", 1, '*'));
   *   assertEquals("*****", StringHelper.rightPad("", 5, '*'));
   *   assertEquals("Hello*****", StringHelper.rightPad("Hello", 10, '*'));
   *   assertEquals("*****", StringHelper.rightPad("*****", 0, '*'));
   *   assertEquals("*****", StringHelper.rightPad("*****", 1, '*'));
   *   assertEquals("*****", StringHelper.rightPad("*****", 3, '*'));
   * </pre>
   * 
   * @param text
   * @param size
   * @param padChar
   * @return Right pad of the given text parameter
   */
  public static String rightPad(final String text, final int size,
      final char padChar) {
    if (text == null) {
      return null;
    }

    final StringBuilder paddedText = new StringBuilder(size);
    paddedText.append(text);

    while (paddedText.length() < size) {
      paddedText.append(padChar);
    }
    return paddedText.toString();
  }

}

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